Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-seventh Amendment (Amendment XXVII, also known as the Congressional Compensation Act of 1789[1]) to the United States Constitution states that any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress may take effect only after the next election of the House of Representatives has occurred.
List of the 27 Amendments - Constitution of the United States
The following is a list of the 27 constitutional amendments. Twenty-five of these constitutional amendments are currently active. The two amendments of the constitution that are inactive are the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) and the 21st Amendment (Repeal of Prohibition).
Twenty-seventh Amendment | Ratification, Congressional Pay ...
Oct 9, 2024 · Twenty-seventh Amendment, amendment (1992) to the Constitution of the United States that required any change to the rate of compensation for members of the U.S. Congress to take effect only after the subsequent election in the House of Representatives. Commonly known as the Congressional.
U.S. Constitution - Twenty-Seventh Amendment | Resources ...
Twenty-Seventh Amendment Explained. No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
The Twenty-Seventh Amendment - The National Constitution …
Congress passed the Twenty-Seventh Amendment by a two-thirds vote of both Houses, in 1789, along with eleven other proposed constitutional amendments (the last ten of which were ratified by the states in 1791, becoming the Bill of Rights).
Overview of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment, Congressional ...
The Twenty-Seventh Amendment prevents laws that modify Members of Congress’ compensation from taking effect until after an intervening congressional election. 1. The Supreme Court has not decided any cases interpreting the Twenty-Seventh Amendment. 2.
Twenty-Seventh Amendment | Browse - Constitution Annotated
Amdt27.1 Overview of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment, Congressional Compensation. Amdt27.2 Historical Background. Amdt27.2.1 Debates in the Federal Convention on Congressional Compensation. Amdt27.2.2 The Congressional Compensation Clause and the …
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